[OSM-talk] two name roads

[Michael Collinson]

At 09:53 PM 11/27/2007, Minty wrote:
> >> when a road has two names (or a longer road with one name, also has
> >> parts with different names)...
> >> how'd you do that?
>
> > Or is it some other case?
>
>It's one road [1], with a street sign that says
>
>   <big>Victor Park Terrace</big>
>   <small>Maybank Villas</small>
>
>Although there is another example where a 2 mile stretch of road [2]
>is called Comiston Road, but a 20m sub-stretch is also called
>"Greenbank Terrace".  It's not an A-road, or B-road (although it has
>one as well).   The bit of Comiston Road that is between Greenbank
>Place and Braidburn Terrace is called Greenbank Terrace as well.
>
>It's two names.
>
>[1] 
>http://informationfreeway.org/?lat=55.944026559578774&lon=-3.2876903774342408&zoom=16&layers=B000F000
>[2] 
>http://informationfreeway.org/?lat=55.920521461072575&lon=-3.2119287180090943&zoom=16&layers=B000F000

In many cases the (UK) issue is that a terrace of houses (houses 
joined together side by side) has been built along part of a road. 
The terrace has a name, the road has a name and a house address would 
contain both, e.g. 4, Peel Terrace, Ilkley Road, Otley.  Both parts 
and their extent should certainly be recorded for searching and 
routing purposes and, I feel, the  terrace part should appear at high 
zoom levels.

I've experimentally solved this by drawing a linear way with 
building=terrace, name=Peel Terrace. Check out  this Osmarender view 
(thanks 80n!):

http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=53.90289&lon=-1.68774&zoom=17&layers=0BT 
- Otley, Centre of the Known and Unknown Universe

Cambridge Terrace, and others, appear as a nice line showing exactly 
where it is without being over-emphasised.

It has been suggested that drawing a linear way is 'naughty' and that 
I should guess the depth of the building. But I don't like guessing 
and think it looks good the way it is and does not violate any basic 
rule - roads are about as wide and are drawn as lines after all!  I'd 
certainly welcome any other comments.

Mike
Stockholm